What keeps us going when tough times come? It really is a simple trust in God. Why trust God? God is infinite, all-knowing, all-powerful and eternal. Beyond that, he’s personal and cares about us. God often brings us to that place where we are flat on our backs. Then the only place to look is up.

As we step out and get started, we’re doing a series that’s really about discovering more purpose in our lives. The starting point is connecting with the God who made us and loves us. As I was talking about the whole subject of connecting with God with someone, his comment back to me was - How can you have a relationship or a connection with God when you can’t see him?

That’s a great question. To me, part of the answer is that God is spirit but he has clearly revealed who he is through creation. The universe not only implies the existence of God but it also tells us something about what he’s like. Theoretical astrophysicist, George Greenstein, in this book Symbiotic Universe, asks the question, Is it possible that suddenly without intending to, we have stumbled upon the scientific proof of the existence of a Supreme Being? Was it God who stepped in and so providentially crafted the cosmos for our benefit? Although science only gives us a glimpse of what God may be like from creation, the universe does tell us a little bit about this invisible God. There’s a purpose to the design. The designer (i.e., God) is very powerful. The designer is also very intelligent. And, the designer is also personal. Just look at the details of his design in the universe and creation of life. God is truly showing himself to us but are we really looking?

The Grand Opening yesterday was beyond what I could have imagined! We had lots of new people. About 130 people were there! Our Upcounty Kids ministry was was full of children having fun, worshipping and learning a story from the Bible. The energy and excitement was something to experience. To see so many new people connect so readily with each other was a picture of a key part of what we want TCU to be. That was really encouraging!

At the beginning of the service, we had a simple meet and greet kind of time. It was great to see people laughing, talking loudly and just being friendly to others they just met. Then afterwards, the hallway was filled with people hanging around celebrating at our first Upcounty Reception.

The worship by Rental Space added to the environment and created a genuine sense of worship. They did the song Amazing Grace in a way that really set the tone for the the talk on A New Start. Our heart as a church is to help people go beyond just knowing things about the Bible to the place where the life that the Bible talks about happens naturally and freely within them.

Our current series on More Than Sunday will paint a picture of what a church community can be if we latch on to the vision of loving God and loving people as the main thing.

The whole day was a great experience! We’re grateful to God more than anything else.